Daily London
Multiple people have been killed and others injured in a fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
The fire broke out at Le Constellation bar, in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, about 1.30am today (11.30am AEDT).
Police spokesperson Gaëtan Lathion said “more than a hundred people were in the building, and we are seeing many injured and many dead”.
A reception centre and helpline have been set up for impacted families, Lathion said.
“We’re just at the beginning of our investigation, but this is an internationally renowned ski resort with lots of tourists,” Lathion said.
Police were planning to hold a news conference at 10am in Crans-Montana (8pm AEDT).
The community is in the heart of the Swiss Alps, just 40 kilometres north of the Matterhorn.
The ski resort is about two hours east of Geneva and visited by 3 million tourists each year, mainly from other parts of Switzerland, Italy and France.
